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For Immediate Release |
Contact: |
| June 23, 2011 |
Richard Fritsch, Deputy U.S. Marshal
District of Central California
(213) 894-2485 |
| Operation Safe House |
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June 17th, 2011, the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Central
District of California (C/CA) Sex Offender Investigator Coordinator (SOIC),
Sex Offender Investigator Branch (SOIB), the Pacific Southwest Regional
Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF) and USMS Special Response Team (SRT) in
conjunction with the California Department of Corrections (Parole), Los
Angeles Police Department (LAPD) REACT K-9 Unit, Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department participated in “Operation Safe
House.” Operation Safe House targeted active sex offenders on GPS supervision and was organized in response to allegations that parolees may be in possession of child pornography, possession and use of illegal substances, possession of firearms and alleged prostitution. The LAPD has also received numerous complaints of rampant drug trafficking at the “Harbor Inn Hotel.” Furthermore, the operation ensured sex offenders were in compliance with conditions of parole and sex offender registration requirements. In total, 8 parolees were arrested for various violations and one probationer was arrested for probation violations. Firearms ammunition was located in the community bathroom of the hotel and four computers were seized by the FBI for possible open filings of cyber related crimes.Additional information about the U.S. Marshals can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov. #### |